Ball State University
Redbird Invitational
Anderson Closes with 69 to Take Fourth at Redbird
September 05, 2016 | Women's Golf
NORMAL, Ill. -- Ball State sophomore women's golfer Sydney Anderson fired the best round of her collegiate career Monday to finish in the top 5 at Illinois State's Redbird Invitational.
Anderson, competing as an individual, shot a bogey-free 69 (-3) to move six spots up the leaderboard into a tie for fourth, marking the best finish of her college career. The Columbus, Indiana, product turned in a clean scorecard with three birdies to finish the 54-hole event with a 2-over par total of 218 (77-72-69).
Evansville's Kayla Katterhenry claimed medalist honors at Weibring Golf Club, finishing five shots clear of the field at 8 under par. Boston College took home the team championship with a total of 890 (+26), edging Northern Illinois by two shots.
Ball State finished in a tie for 10th with a team total of 930 (+66) in its first event of the season. The Cardinals posted a score of 309 on the final day, counting a trio of 77s from Kelsey Sear, Allison Lindley and Morgan Nadaline along with a 78 from Manon Tounalom.
Tounalom led the five-player Ball State lineup with a 27th-place finish at 230 (+14). Sear and Lindley, who carded identical scores all three rounds, tied for 33rd at 233 (+17).
Ball State will return to action Sept. 19-20 with its home tournament, the Cardinal Classic, at The Players Club in Yorktown.
Ball State Scores
T10. Ball State, 930 (+66): 310-311-309
T4. Sydney Anderson*, 218 (+2): 77-72-69
27. Manon Tounalom, 230 (+14): 78-74-78
T33. Kelsey Sear, 233 (+17): 76-80-77
T33. Allison Lindley, 233 (+17): 76-80-77
T51. Kayla Adamson, 239 (+23): 80-77-82
T51. Morgan Nadaline, 239 (+23): 80-82-77
*competed as an individual
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